Light Against the Dark

[qos]

Yesterday morning began with my expressing deep gratitude for the fact that one LJ friend who had been in a serious automobile accident over the weekend, emerged unscathed. (As did her friend.)

That afternoon, I read the accounts of other friends whose son/stepson was jailed early Sunday morning on charges of vehicular homicide. He was driving and there was an accident in which his beloved girlfriend was killed. They have been in my thoughts and prayers constantly since then, and I keep trying to wrap my head around the tragedy and the terrible pain the young man must be suffering right now, as well as the fear and grief of his parents.

Another friend, who has been forced to move because serious illness and injury have rendered him unable to work his day job, had a friend flake out on him multiple times over the weekend and was left without assistance to load or drive a truck several hundred miles to his new location. His partner, who is also impaired due to illness, ended up on the side of the road with an overheated vehicle when he tried to come down to help.

All of which completely overwhelmed my own intended post last night about how one year ago I was on my getaway birthday vacation for uncrowned_king. We rode bicycles on the roads around the mountain town, walked around the river park, and he bought me a $2 hematite ring and charged it with his energy to help me remain grounded even when he wasn't there. We stayed in a rustic bed & breakfast and watched deer come down to drink in stream just beyond our porch. We spent part of the afternoon reading our separate books, but sometimes reading out loud to each other. That night, we stayed up late playing in a four-poster king size bed made with logs. It might well have been the single most wonderful day of my life. And now he's gone, and the ring is in pieces, shattered when I was overwhelmed by grief and slammed my hands against the tile wall of my shower on my own birthday last winter.

May the light of Spirit and the love of friends and family be with us all and uphold us in the dark and difficult times.

Comments

[wordweaverlynn.livejournal.com]

Oh God. My prayers are with your friends and all those involved.

And with you for your grief.

[wlotus.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[blessed-harlot.livejournal.com]

Offering my prayers as well.

[parisgarters.livejournal.com]

My prayers are there as well, for all of this grief and loss.

When I read about you smashing the hematite ring, I got this immediate mental image of the grounding energy from the ring bouncing off of the tile and back into you.

[qos.livejournal.com]

Thank you.
Even though I'd mostly reconciled myself to the loss of the ring, that's a comforting thought.

[parisgarters.livejournal.com]

After I wrote that, I hoped that it didn't sound like I was discounting the loss of the ring or the associated grief, but that's really what came right to mind.

[qos.livejournal.com]

No, it was fine. Thank you.

[oakmouse]

*hugs and prayers*

[elevengirl.livejournal.com]

I am hoping to hear today from our friend with the moving troubles, and if I do, I'll let you know.

I will keep you and those you speak of in my prayers, and will add my amen to yours.

[elevengirl.livejournal.com]

I heard from him this morning. His partner arrived safely, and they are finishing the packing, etc., today. I'm glad for both of them, and of course wishing them safe travels.

[qos.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the good news!